JUST IN | Mpho Phalatse heads to High Court to halt move to remove her as Joburg mayor
Joburg mayor Dr Mpho Phalatse has gone to the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to halt the 9th extraordinary council sitting on Friday called to remove her.
"The taxi later stopped, and she was then raped by one of the occupants in the taxi. She was left on the side of the road, and when she felt it was safe, she took off the blindfold and noticed she was in Russell Road, Central. The group is accused of getting Standard Bank employee Mosa Harington Tseleli to approve vehicle finance and personal loans for which they did not qualify.Buys was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, wholly suspended for five years and a year of correctional supervision.
The vehicle was bought allegedly as gratification for Harmse for awarding a R4 million PPE tender to supplier Sigqibo Makupula of Kups Trading, according to the State. New City of Johannesburg speaker Colleen Makhubele has called for an extraordinary sitting of council for Friday. Another person was kidnapped in Cape Town, this time a woman who was taken from her car outside a plastics company on Thursday.
Hawks spokesperson Captain Christopher Singo, said Buys pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering charges on Thursday.Former Standard Bank employee Mosa Harington Tseleli approved the loans for Buys and co-accused Simon Cornelius, Glen Ceasar Crouch, Jolene Crouch, and Veronica Crouch. Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst said paramedics responded to the incident on Currie Road in Musgrave, Durban."It was established that an adjoining vacant flat had been fumigated using a white powder-like substance. Firemen used an industrial fan to clear the toxic fumes," he said.
Despite taking the seized items and the suspect to the police station, the alleged drug dealer was never detained in the cells and the drugs were booked as property found abandoned on the street and stored in the exhibit room."We have no room for corrupt individuals in our ranks," said Gauteng Provincial Head of the Hawks, Major General Ebrahim Kadwa.An Eastern Cape police officer has been arrested in connection with a case of attempted extortion.
"He allegedly further threatened the complainant that he will continue with the investigation on the allegations if that amount was not paid," said Eastern Cape Hawks spokesperson Captain Yolisa Mgolodela.National Assembly adopts Expropriation BillThe bill replaces an apartheid-era law and would allow for nil compensation to be paid for property when expropriated under certain circumstances. Owners would have recourse to the courts if it does not agree with the price offered.
All opposition parties present at the National Assembly plenary, bar GOOD, voted in favour of the motion, but it was defeated with 199 votes against 126 in favour.– Jan GerberCope's Colleen Makhubele has been elected speaker of the City of Johannesburg council. Badroodien in a statement said he believes that leaders must be held to the highest possible standards of honesty and conduct, therefore he has requested the mayor to allow him to step down.
Yet another dam wall collapse has hit the disaster-stricken town of Jagersfontein in the Free State, the Free State government confirmed on Tuesday night. "The hospital borehole is supplying water to some areas, including the kitchen, so cooking services for patients have not been affected," said Modiba.Legal academic Prof Richard Calland has withdrawn from the independent panel that will determine whether there is a prima facie case for President Cyril Ramaphosa's removal.
Free State police have launched a manhunt for a group of armed robbers who allegedly opened fire on police officers after robbing a store in Phomolong, Henneman, on Sunday night. The Hawks arrested the 52-year-old man on Saturday after he had arrived at King Shaka from Johannesburg and was to catch a flight to the Philippines.
ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe was booed off the stage at Cosatu's 14th elective congress on Monday. Ntobeko Knowledge Dube, 40, appeared on Monday in the Durban Magistrate's Court, while Nkosinathi Ngiba, 42, appeared last Friday in the same court. "The SANDF is pleading with members of the public and uniform members alike to respect and allow the injured member and his family the privacy they deserve during this difficult time," the SANDF said in a statement.Life sentence for KZN man who raped 14-year-old girl at a hostel
A Cape Town man has been slapped with a 20-year sentence for the murder of a tourist eight years ago. According to the police, the aunt claimed the suspect had been raping her since April 2022 until early September.“She, therefore, reported the matter to the authorities and the case was assigned to the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit ,” said police.On Friday he appeared in the Mbibana Magistrate's Court where the case was postponed to Monday.
"On behalf of the committee, extend heartfelt condolences to Minister Didiza’s family and friends. We are with the family during this very difficult and sad time [after] the loss of [their] dear mother, grandmother, and treasure of the family. May her soul rest in eternal peace,” said Modise. "The team ultimately managed to track down the suspects who were in a hiding place within the farming precinct and were arrested. During the arrest, the police recovered the stolen items, including firearms, ammunition and cash money."
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